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Microsoft BI (MSBI)

934 Reviews and Ratings

Prism, by Prism Skylabs (discontinued)

9 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft BI (MSBI)

    Score7.2 out of 10
    		N/AMicrosoft BI is a business intelligence product used for data analysis and generating reports on server-based data. It features unlimited data analysis capacity with its reporting engine, SQL Server Reporting Services alongside ETL, master data management, and data cleansing.

    $14

    per month per user

    Prism, by Prism Skylabs (discontinued)

    Score8.2 out of 10
    		N/APrism was a business intelligence software offering from Prism Skylabs. It is a discontinued product.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)Prism, by Prism Skylabs (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Power BI Pro
    $14
    per month per user
    Power BI Premium
    $24
    per month per user
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)Prism, by Prism Skylabs (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)Prism, by Prism Skylabs (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    Shelby Bowden
    Graduate Research Assistant in Research & Development at Western Kentucky University (Higher Education, 1001-5000 employees)
    Chose Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Specific data displays are some of the strongest aspects of Microsoft BI when compared to alternate programs. It also does a superior job in compatibility with many programs, especially those from Microsoft. Since my company primarily uses Office 365 and other Microsoft …
    Incentivized
    Haibo Yang
    BI Reporting Specialist in Professional Services at Impac Services - Risk & Safety Management Solutions (Professional Training & Coaching, 51-200 employees)
    Chose Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    I'd rather not say to avoid unnecessary arguments. Thanks.
    Incentivized
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)Prism, by Prism Skylabs (discontinued)
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Microsoft BI (MSBI) and Prism, by Prism Skylabs (discontinued)
    Feature
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.7
    48 Ratings
    Prism, by Prism Skylabs (discontinued)
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports9.041 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.048 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates9.046 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Microsoft BI (MSBI) and Prism, by Prism Skylabs (discontinued)
    Feature
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.8
    48 Ratings
    Prism, by Prism Skylabs (discontinued)
    5.7
    1 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis9.043 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.048 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages9.038 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.048 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Microsoft BI (MSBI) and Prism, by Prism Skylabs (discontinued)
    Feature
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    9.0
    47 Ratings
    Prism, by Prism Skylabs (discontinued)
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    Publish to Web9.043 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.043 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Report Versioning9.039 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.042 Ratings00 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers9.023 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Microsoft BI (MSBI) and Prism, by Prism Skylabs (discontinued)
    Feature
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    9.0
    47 Ratings
    Prism, by Prism Skylabs (discontinued)
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.046 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.043 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics9.041 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Microsoft BI (MSBI) and Prism, by Prism Skylabs (discontinued)
    Feature
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    9.0
    48 Ratings
    Prism, by Prism Skylabs (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.045 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.042 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.045 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)9.027 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Microsoft BI (MSBI) and Prism, by Prism Skylabs (discontinued)
    Feature
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.5
    38 Ratings
    Prism, by Prism Skylabs (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.035 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application8.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile10.035 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Microsoft BI (MSBI) and Prism, by Prism Skylabs (discontinued)
    Feature
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.8
    20 Ratings
    Prism, by Prism Skylabs (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    REST API9.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Javascript API9.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    iFrames9.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Java API9.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)9.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)Prism, by Prism Skylabs (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (72 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (25 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (15 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    6.9
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.6
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.5
    (42 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.4
    (41 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)